Fidel

The Army General was accompanied by Communist Party of Cuba Second Secretary, José Ramón Machado Ventura; Comandante of the Revolution, Ramiro Valdés Menéndez; and First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez

The various organizations that make up the Solidarity Movement with Cuba in Barbados are protagonists with their active and permanent presence through several actions during the nine days of national mourning decreed in Cuba by the death of the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution. The Friendship Association, the Clement Payne Movement, the Israel Lovell Cultural Foundation, the Palestine Solidarity Committee and the Pan African Coalition have convened press conferences, TV panels, radio programs, have spread their human solidarity through the media And social networks.

Before signing the Book of Condolences, comrade David Denny, President of Barbados-Cuba Friendship Association, delivered the following statement: “The Cuban Barbadian Friendship Association, Pan African Coalition of Organisations and the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration stand in Solidarity with the Government and People of Cuba and at the death of President Fidel Castro. President Fidel Castro is one of the world leaders that have defended the poor and powerless of the world and the African Liberation Struggles.

The Prime Minister of Barbados, The Right Hon. Freundel J. Stuart, visited the Cuban embassy this afternoon to sign the book of condolences on the death of Commander Fidel Castro Ruz. In his message he wrote that we were a regional Titan, who will be remembered for his role in the dismantling of colonialism and imperialism. Paraphrasing José Martí's immortal words, he said that Fidel is a real man because he did not look from which side one lives better, but on which side is the duty.